Pumpkin White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Did you know you can add extra nutrition to baked goods by replacing a portion of the flour with protein powder? For this Pumpkin White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookie recipe, we replace one-quarter of traditional flour with Organic Plant-Based Vanilla Protein Powder. With pumpkin puree, rolled oats, warming spices, white chocolate chips, and macadamia nuts, these cookies have incredible flavor and texture. Add this recipe for Pumpkin White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies to your holiday baking roundup.

Serves: 30

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

• ⅓ cup plus 2 Tbsp Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein Powder - Vanilla

• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

• 1 tsp. baking soda

• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon

• ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg

• ½ tsp. salt

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened

• ½ cup firmly packed brown sugar

• ½ cup granulated sugar

• 1 large egg

• 2 tsp. pure vanilla extract

• 1 cup unsweetened canned pumpkin puree

• 1 cup white chocolate chips

• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts

Preparation

1. Stir together the flour, protein powder, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Set aside.

2. Use a handheld or stand mixer to beat butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add egg, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree and mix until combined.

3. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Mix until just combined.

4. Fold the white chocolate chips and chopped macadamia nuts into the cookie dough.

5. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a cookie scoop to portion cookies, using about 2 tablespoons of cookie dough per cookie. Space cookies 2 inches apart. Chill cookies at least 30 minutes before baking.

6. When you’re ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake cookies until bottoms are lightly browned, about 12 to 14 minutes.

7. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.